Side event at the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council, credit: Right Livelihood.

We help change-makers advance their demands by encouraging their involvement in the Universal Periodic Review process.
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism aimed at improving the human rights situation of each of the 193 UN Member States. During the review, states assess a given country’s human rights record and make comments and recommendations for improvement. The human rights situation of all UN Member States is reviewed every 5 years. Forty-two states are reviewed each year during three Working Group sessions.
Throughout this review, we support Laureates‘ engagement with the UPR. We provide them with assistance in drafting and submitting reports to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and lobbying state delegations to raise specific recommendations to the state under review.